Taking a closer look at a standard 1927 Aussie florin…

Discussion with photos of a standard strike Australian predecimal silver 1927 florin in quite high grade.

Standard 1927… slabbed

More often than not when you come across a group of 1927 florins up for sale, what's on offer is Australia's first commemorative florin (KM# 31), as opposed to KM# 27 - the regular circulation strike. I don't think it's unreasonable to say that on release, the two types were treated very differently by the … Continue reading Standard 1927… slabbed →

Raw Coin: Standard 1928 Australian florin in F

Florin 1928 rev in VF20-25Florin 1928 obv in VF20-25 This appears to me as one of the unloved KGV Australian florins, which means it should be gettable in EF but I haven't actually seen any like that recently! Grading The coin in the photos comes up as being in solid Fine condition - VF20-25 on … Continue reading Raw Coin: Standard 1928 Australian florin in F →

‘True Blue’ -1910s KGV florins

Australia Florin KGV 1916m - 1919m KM# 27 Arguably these are the first fair dinkum Aussie florins, minted in Melbourne and marked with a tiny “M” on the reverse below the date - the 1910 - 1915 issues being produced in England and sent out. The coin in the photos is a 1919m in aEF, … Continue reading ‘True Blue’ -1910s KGV florins →